YarnsandFibers (subscription)
According to Customs data, the accumulated export of textile and garment were 34.062 billion USD in the first three months, down 9.03% to the same period of last year. Nevertheless, it shows a little recovery compared with 14.54% negative growth rate in first two months. The textile export were 12.017 billion USD, down 15.6%; garment 22.045 billion USD, down 5%.(more…)

Seattle University Spectator
Katy McCourt-Basham
Sustainability is a word that has been heard more frequently in recent years, especially in regards to food, plastics and fuel. But there is one major industry where the idea has only recently been acknowledged by mainstream consumers: fashion.(more…)

Hindu Business Line
NEW DELHI: Apparel exporters have virtually run out of orders from their US and European clients as the demand for the Indian clothing has dried up in the recession-hit Western markets.(more…)

Women’s Wear Daily
by Ross Tucker
NEW YORK — Haitian Prime Minister Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis is looking to the apparel and textile sector to play a significant role in bringing her country back to prosperity(more…)

BBC News
Cumbria’s textile industry has been dealt a further blow with news that 25 jobs are to go at the former Kangol factory in Cleator Moor.
American owner Bollman Headware said seven staff would be retained when the facility is turned into a warehouse.(more…)

Business Standard
In order to give impetus to the technical textiles industry in India, a government-commissioned study by a management consultancy firm has recommended inclusion of eight more focus areas, like products used in packaging, building and construction sectors, in the policy for the sector.(more…)